TANJORE PAINTINGS
Tanjore:
Rings a bell, doesn’t it? As soon as we hear a mention of it, we find ourselves picturing vibrant colors, royal, religious subjects (deities, gods and goddesses), precious stones and most importantly gold-yes, lots of it! Quite so, there is much more to the art of Tanjore than what meets the eye. A Tanjore painting is not just a royal adornment to your wall, but it is a gateway to its colorful past and to its bright future.
It is then the Tanjore art absorbed the local Maratha culture, thus giving The sketch is then adorned with thin gold sheets (22 carat), precious and semi-precious stones, cut glass and pearls. To further intensify the glory, the parts left are colored with vibrant poster or natural vegetable colors.rise to a unique style.
In modern times, Tanjore paintings were not just limited to deities. Instead kings, queens and portraits of the aristocrats were also subjects of many of Tanjore paintings.
Many art dealers are now dealing with the Tanjore art and exhibitions are being held not only in the south, but in all the four metros with paintings worth between Rupees 25,000 to 2 lakhs. While most art forms have failed even in their regions, Tanjore is one such school of art that has achieved fame in almost all the corners of the nation.
Padmaja Bhalerao, a Tanjore artist based in Hyderabad says, “Although Tanjore has always been popular in the South-mainly in Chennai and Hyderabad; a lot of orders are now coming in from the Marwari community.”The popularity of Tanjore has come with a limitation of its own. Today many people are compromising on the art form by using fake gold and fabricated stones. Moreover, this art form is being commercially exploited as it is passing through the hands of many middlemen. By the time it reaches its customer, its price multiplies manifold.
It is true that Tanjore has a market all around, but does that really preserve our culture? Many proud Tanjore owners aren’t aware of its history while many artists are compromising with the art’s original style to suit the need of the buyers.
Another issue of concern is that the old paintings much closer to its original form are not being well taken care of; the paint is peeling off, stones are coming off and the frames are breaking. As everyone is busy buying new Tanjores, they are failing to save its legacy.
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